Author Archives: SAPPO

Germany: 300 million euros for improved animal welfare

Source: pig333.com, 28 September 2020, photo credit: National Hog Farmer Germany’s economic stimulus package for ...

OECD-FAO global agricultural outlook 2020 – 2029

Source: SAPPO World of Pork, photo credit: Hallmark Channel The Agricultural Outlook 2020-2029 is a ...

Helping piglets to adapt faster after weaning

Source: Dr jules Taylor-Pickard, Pig Progress 23 September 2020, photo credit: Heather Paul/Flickr/Euracity The weaning ...

Covid-19 and the climate present varying risks for Southern and East Africa agriculture

Source: Wandile Sihlobo and Tinashe Kapuya, Business Maverick, 24 August 2020, photo credit: Pixabay/Environment + ...

View from up close: What the Covid-19 crisis reveals about SA

Source: Saul Musker, Daily Maverick, 28 September 2020, photo credit: National Geographic The old adage ...

ASF numbers in Germany grow; US hog futures rise

Source: Jennifer Shike, Farm Journal’s Pork, 24 September 2020, photo credit: Fox Business U.S. hog ...

Comment by Minister Bheki Cele ‘inappropriate’, says Agri SA

Source: Agri SA media release, 22 September 2020, photo credit: Abigail Javier/EWN The remark ‘Who ...

Rainfall outlook for the summer season

Source and photograph: Carin Venter, Bizcommunity, 21 September 2020 During a webinar hosted by Agricultural ...

SA livestock industry faced with rising input costs

Source: Wandile Sihlobo, Agricultural Economics Today, 21 September 2020, photo credit: Commercial Farmers’ Union Zimbabwe ...

China and Japan ban pork imports from Germany

Source: Jennifer Shike, Farm Journal’s Pork, 14 September 2020, photo credit: The Drinks Business China ...

China: Pork supply-demand pressure to decrease in fourth quarter

Source: pig333.com, photo credit: The Economic Times As pig production continues to recover, the pork ...

New study report: US pork industry making sustainability progress

Source: Sarah Mikesell, The Pig Site, 21 September 2020, photo credit: Chronic Wanderlust As America’s ...